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Right. So all of a sudden scripture is turned on its head and unconverted unbelieving servants of sin (because that is all they are outside of Christ)
Fallacy of Begging the Question. You're simply assuming that because they hold this title of "atheist", they can't proclaim the gospel. It simply doesn't follow.
are now capable of understanding or comprehending spiritual truth, and to share that understanding with others.
Again, you're simply assuming no one can proclaim the gospel, tend to a congregation with love and compassion, etc. if they hold the title of "atheist". It's bizarre how someone who claims to be a Christians could be so judgmental about someone they no absolutely nothing about other than a superficial title.
And if in your opinion they are doing better than professing Christians, that says more to the backslidden sleeping state of the church than to the exalted state of atheists...
Perhaps, but then again, it may just be a matter of your own ignorance, not to mention your own latent prejudices. Jesus pointed out the same problem with his own disciples when they informed him of their encounters with those they didn't know who were doing God's work. Wesley pointed out that they were bigots, and these are people who were taught by Christ himself.
Particularly so if those same atheist pastors are seminary graduates.
They most certainly are seminary graduates. The thing that is most ironic about all of this is that seminaries are now teaching the fact that narratives like the gospels were originally developed within the Jewish liturgy itself. This has been common knowledge among seminary graduates for quite some times now, but most never point this out to their congregations because they're more concerned with church attendance than telling the truth. Atheists don't seem to have this problem. They appreciate the fact that the truth truly will set you free.
Everyone else has decided to place their faith in a historical account, that is now known to be anything but historical.